Quick Hits: U.S. Abroad Thursday

• by Paul Kennedy  @pkedit, Jul 26, 2018

Spain. Ben Lederman, whose stint at Barcelona's La Masia was interrupted when Barca was found to be in violation of FIFA rules regarding the registration of minors, is leaving the Catalan club after seven years. He confirmed the decision in an Instagram post. Lederman, 18, recently was training at Belgian club Gent.

Hoy toca despedirme del mejor club del mundo después de 7 años, donde he podido vivir una experiencia única e inolvidable en el @Fcbarcelona. Quiero dar las gracias a todos mis compañeros, entrenadores, fisios, delegados y sobretodo a La Masia. Todos me habeis ayudado a mejorar mucho como futbolista y como persona. Se cierra una etapa bonita pero se abre una nueva. Toca seguir luchando por mi sueño Gracias a todos y Visca el Barça!

A post shared by Ben Lederman (@benlederman10) on Jul 26, 2018 at 1:55pm PDT

Europa League. Kekuta Manneh dressed for Switzerland's St. Gallen in its 2-1 win over Norway's Sarpsborg in the first leg of their Europa League qualifying series. Manneh left Pachuca after playing only eight minutes in Liga MX's Clausura 2018.